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Brick & Mortar

If Business Is Booming, Why Is Main Street America Still Full of Empty Storefronts?

Whether or not you have a retail store, you've seen the problem: Storefronts are shuttered on streets nationwide. And when one store closes, others will follow. How do we fix it?

By Hayden Field

Building a Business

Thinking of Opening a Physical Location for Your Online Store? Ensure Success With These 4 Tips.

By Mark Ghermezian

Building a Business

Why This Online Clothing Company Started Sharing Its Profits With Brick-and-Mortar Stores

By Stephanie Schomer

Business News

Amazon Opens 4-Star Store in New York City

By Matthew Humphries

Business News

The Supreme Court’s Decision on Online Sales Taxes Will Reshape Retail — Again

The Supreme Court a generation ago inadvertently gave ecommerce an immense subsidy. It has now taken it away.

By Corey Tollefson

Building a Business

Expanding Your Business? Ignore These Pitfalls at Your Peril

When a business owner thinks about expansion, life gets exciting. But a path of missteps awaits the entrepreneur who doesn't think it through beforehand.

By Arkady Bukh

Building a Business

Brick and Mortar Isn’t Going Away, 3 VCs Recently Declared — Among Other Intriguing Tidbits

Another of the VCs' five insights: Don't fight Amazon. But do bring emotion, soul and delight to your online shopping features. That's something Amazon has zero interest in.

By Winston Binch

Entrepreneurs

67 Fascinating Facts About Ecommerce vs. Brick and Mortar (Infographic)

There are pros and cons to both.

By Rose Leadem

Building a Business

Why Ecommerce Brands Harry’s and Warby Parker Opened Brick-and-Mortar Stores

Co-founder Jeffrey Raider discusses the importance of creating in-person experiences for ecommerce brands.

By Thuzio Executive Club

Business Ideas

4 Online Marketing Tactics Brick-and-Mortar Stores Can Leverage to Thrive

Online ads and social media are simply new ways to build the loyal customer base successful stores have always needed.

By John Boitnott

Business News

3 Eras in the Evolution of Brick-and-Mortar Retail to a Digital Future With a Happy Ending

The goal is to make life a bit easier for customers, however they purchase from you.

By Brent Franson

Business News

We Visited Amazon’s New Bookstore. The Innovations Made Us Rethink the Possibilities of In-Store Retail

Amazon's latest brick and mortar bookstore in New York City breathes new life into the traditional retail model.

By Rose Leadem

Thought Leaders

Your Ecommerce Business Might Owe a Ton of Taxes You Don’t Know About

A bill is coming eventually for the local sales taxes that, technically, online retailers should collect but few do.

By Tor Constantino

Thought Leaders

Why Warren Buffet Might be Wrong About Retail

Developers are bringing people back to brick-and-mortar shops by giving them something real: a memorable experience as part of a community.

By Amy Osmond Cook

Business News

Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore Is Coming to New York

Though the company built its name on ecommerce, Amazon's expanding chain of stores is a sign that it understands the value of a physical presence.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

‘Right Now’ Beats ‘Right Next Door’: How to Win at Ecommerce

Sure, shaking hands with every customer is charming in an "Andy Griffith" sort of way. But limiting yourself by excluding ecommerce could quash your business.

By Mike Kalis